אי־שוויון מעמדי בבריאות ובתמותה בישראל: סקירה תאורטית ואמפירית: [מאמר סקירה]

Israel, like other high-income countries, exhibits substantial and risingclass disparities in health and mortality. Individuals with high levels of educationand income benefit on average from better physical and cognitive health, aswell as lower mortality rates. Yet in spite of the importance of socioeconomicdisparities for health inequality, this area of research received little attention inIsraeli sociological research. As a result, key sociological insights are absent frompublic and academic discussions on health inequalities and how to reduce them.In this article we first review the causal mechanisms for explaining class-baseddisparities in health and mortality, emphasizing three theoretical frameworks: health lifestyle theory, the life course approach to health disparities, and thechronic stress paradigm. Second, we provide an empirical review of class-basedinequalities in health and mortality in Israel. Lastly, we propose new directions forresearch on health inequalities in Israel, pointing to underutilized data sources andhighlighting patterns and trends unique to Israeli society.